High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge
02 Dec Legal

High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge

Judicial review will examine government’s failure to honour 2% cut in staff contributions under scheme rules
by Jim Dunton
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
02 Dec Legal
Ex-ministers and officials who break lobbying rules should face legal action, MPs say
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
23 Nov Legal
Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
21 Nov Legal
Union announces more HMCTS strikes over 'unsustainable' Common Platform
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
18 Nov Legal
Dominic Raab seeks director to run MoJ private office amid bullying claims
Justice secretary has insisted a director fill the "demanding" £95,000-a-year PPS job
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
16 Nov Legal
Consultants should be made to declare lobbying of spads, MPs told
Departments also urged to up their game on transparency surrounding perm sec and ministerial meetings
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
11 Nov Legal
DLUHC accused of playing down extent of Grenfell failings
Inquiry is told “ship of fools” behind catastrophic tower-block refurbishment was no coincidence
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
11 Nov Legal
Cabinet Office fine over honours data breach slashed by 90% amid ‘economic pressure’
ICO says £500k penalty was proportionate, but reduction signals changing approach to public sector
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
10 Nov Legal
Grenfell: DLUHC admits not recognising safety system was ‘broken’
Inquiry lead counsel insists central government failed to act “despite known risks” before tower-block disaster
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
07 Nov Legal
Home Office was 'in danger' of breaking law over Manston asylum centre, minister says
Short-term facility was "tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre", ex-home secretary Shapps says
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
07 Nov Legal
DfE avoids £10m fine over 'woeful' breach of children's data
"Serious breach" of law meant database of 28 million pupils' details was used for gambling age checks
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
01 Nov Legal
Braverman denies ignoring legal advice on Manston asylum centre
Some people have been at Manston for over a month, despite 24-hour legal limit
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
10 Oct Legal
Staff set new strike dates in HMCTS dispute
Legal advisors and court associates at 65 centres will stage nine days of industrial action
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
22 Sep Legal
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
13 Sep Legal
Case promises MPs more detail on Partygate disciplinary measures
Cabinet Office will report on sanctions handed to rule-flouting staff ‘by end of year’
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
09 Sep Legal
DIT told to improve ‘unacceptable’ Freedom of Information delays
ICO also tells BEIS to improve disclosure practices as part of new willingness to act on poor performance
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
23 Aug Legal
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
Department says it "accidentally" named officials who claimed expenses
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
18 Aug Legal
Government loses secrecy bid over Rwanda policy documents
High Court says majority of passages in internal documents targeted for public-interest immunity must be disclosed
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
17 Aug Legal
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
Solicitor says department “picked the wrong person to short-change” after modifying Angela Maull's contract
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
17 Aug Legal
Home Office was warned of political killings before sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rwandan government uses “arbitrary detention, torture and even killings”, memo revealed in High Court case says
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
27 Jun Legal
MPs demand answers on ‘unlawful’ DWP benefits guidance
Select committee says crucial legal “safety net” for EEA nationals is not mentioned in memo for decision makers
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun Legal
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
15 Jun Legal
Home Office 'already getting ready' for next Rwanda flight after first plane grounded
Ministers are "highly confident" the next deportation flight will take off after an intervention by the ECHR, minister says
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
13 Jun Legal
Ministers insist it is 'right' to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite legal pushback
"We knew that this policy would attract attacks," PM says
Union seeks to block Home Office's first Rwanda flight as legal challenge kicks off
09 Jun Legal
Union seeks to block Home Office's first Rwanda flight as legal challenge kicks off
PCS says it will not allow members to be put in “potentially dangerous" situations "where they may be asked to act illegally"
Concerns raised at top of government over legality of Northern Ireland Protocol bill
08 Jun Legal
Concerns raised at top of government over legality of Northern Ireland Protocol bill
Leaked correspondence casts doubt on government's argument that its plan to override parts of post-Brexit treaty would not breach international law
PM answers Geidt’s call for explanation over Partygate fine
01 Jun Legal
PM answers Geidt’s call for explanation over Partygate fine
The PM's standards adviser had raised concern about Boris Johnson’s failure to rule on whether he has breached the Ministerial Code
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May Legal
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation